ELI5, how does 2^0 power equal 1?

Question

I’m doing my GED and passed that math part but this never came up. I saw it on a meme and am lost.
Help!!??

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Answer 1

2^x means “multiply 1 by 2, x times”.

When x is 0, you are multiplying 1 by 2 zero times, or not at all, leaving the original: 1.